Daily Archives: July 20, 2012

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1970s automotive zombies – CAFE comes again?

A recent appeals court decision, first reported in Detroit News, upholding the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard, means a stricter set of fuel economy rules are now in place. The first time this happened, it was the 1970s and it resulted in models whose names were legendary squandering their infamy on choked down …
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Hope for Hydrogen Cars in Washington DC | Hydrogen Fuel Cars and Vehicles Blog

Just when you thought that the powers that be in Washington DC had turned their backs on hydrogen fuel cell cars and infrastructure a round of new hope is underfoot. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Romney kicks Fisker Automotive turning it into a political campaign football

In a campaign appearance, Mitt Romney rehashed the litany of largely untrue right wing punditry accusations against Fisker Automotive. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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SORL launches new electric air brake compressors for electric buses

advertising China-based SORL Auto Parts, Inc., a supplier of brake and control systems to the global commercial vehicle industry, has launched a new generation of electric air brake compressors to be used in electric buses. An electric air compressor is a necessity for all electric buses with an air brake system. Air brake compressors used in traditional …
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